Private
33476 12th Battalion The East Surrey Regiment Died of septacaemia
in base hospital at Etaples after the war 15 January 1919. Age 38
Son of Isaac & Eliza Baker. Husband of Mrs E.E.Baker of 1, Beltring
Road, Eastbourne. Born in Ore and enlisted in Chichester. Hotel
Manager. CH Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery.

BAKER

William
Thomas

Gunner
86448 Royal Garrison Artillery. 51st Siege Battery Killed in action
near Montauban 30 September 1916 Resident of 60, Dennis Road, Eastbourne.
Born in Mayfield and enlisted in Eastbourne. Buried in Bernafay
Wood British Cemetery, Montauban,

BAKER

William
Wallace

Gunner/Driver
291st Brigade The Royal Field Artillery Resident of 72 Pevensey
Road, Eastbourne Killed in an air raid 11 September 1917. Aged 31
Blacksmith HT. Details from Memorial Book. No record with CW Graves
or SDGW. Burial location unknown.

BALDWIN

Edwin

Private
SD. 1252 12th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment 39th Division Died
of wounds at home 3 November 1916 Age 21 Son of David & Emily Baldwin
of Rodmill Lime Works, Willingdon Road, Eastbourne. Born & enlisted
in Eastbourne. Employed as a painter. Included on Willingdon Parish
Church War Memorial Buried in Eastbourne (Ocklynge) Cemetery

BALDWIN

Thomas

Private
G.7747 12th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 39th Division ‘A’
Company Died at home 17 July 1916 Aged 31 Son of David & Emily Baldwin
of Rodmill Lime Works, Willingdon Road, Eastbourne. Born in Eastbourne
Not included in SDGW Part 40 or Eastbourne and Willingdon Memorials.
Buried in Eastbourne (Ocklynge) Cemetery (In the same grave as his
brother Edwin)

BALDWIN

William

Private
1981 16th Battalion The Australian Infantry 4th Australian Division.
Killed in action on the Somme 6 August 1916. Aged 23 Son of David
& Emily Baldwin of Rodmill Lime Works, Willingdon Road, Eastbourne.
Emigrated to Australia in 1912. Employee of Western Australian Railways.
Enlisted in Kalgoorlie W.A. Included on Willingdon Parish Church
War Memorial. Brother of Edwin Baldwin. Buried in Serre Road Cemetery
Number 2

Private
44659 2nd Battalion The South Wales Borderers 29th Division Died
of wounds in base hospital at Etaples 9 October 1917. Aged 18 Son
of Henry & Mary Louisa Band of 27, Ocklynge Road, Eastbourne. Born
in Willesden and enlisted in St.Leonards. Formerly with the Royal
Engineers. Employed as a clerk at Caffyns Buried in Etaples Military
Cemetery

Private
G.68650 11th Battalion The Royal West Surrey Regiment 41st Division.
Died of wounds 1 October 1918. Aged 19 Son of George & Beatrice
Barber of 18, Winter Road, Eastbourne. Born in Chelmsford and enlisted
in Eastborne Not included on the main memorial. Christchurch Parish
Church only. Buried in Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium

BARBER

William

Quartermaster
Sergeant/Farrier/Carriage Smith 33 Royal Field Artillery Died Jullundur,
India 11 July 1915. Aged 42 Son of Charles & Anne Barber of Avenue
House, The Avenue, Eastbourne. Husband of Mrs Elizabeth Barber (remarried)
later of Welwyn Garden City, Herts. Born in Willingdon and enlisted
in Eastbourne Commemorated on The Kirkee 1914/1 War Memorial

BARHAM

David

Sergeant
SD.2 11th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 39th Division. Killed
in action at Beaucourt on the Somme 3 September 1916. Aged 37. Husband
of Mrs Emma Louisa Barham of 50, Cobbold Road, Leytonstone, Essex.
Born Poplar, East London and enlisted in Eastbourne. Employed in
the town as a clerk with Chapman & Sons. Veteran of the South African
War. TWFS Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial

BARNARD,
DCM

Frederick

Company
Sergeant Major L.10145 9th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment.
24th Division. Killed in action at Arras 13 April 1917 Aged 23 Son
of David & Eliza Barnard of 17, Beltring Road, Eastbourne. Born
Eastbourne and enlisted in Chichester. Regular from the 2nd Battalion.
CH. Commemorated on The Arras Memorial

Private
SD41 11th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 39th Division Killed
in action at Becourt on the Somme 3 September 1916 Age 18 Son of
James & Mary Barnard of Halfway House, East Dean Road Eastbourne.Born
and enlisted in Eastbourne. Not included on any local Memorials
or Memorial Book. Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial

BARNARD

William
Henry

Private
G.5882 2nd Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Division. Died
of wounds in Bethune 16 May 1916 Aged 31 Son of Samuel & Mary Barnard
of 29, Channel View Eastbourne. Local Policeman. Reservist Born
& enlisted in Eastbourne. SAN Buried in Bethune Town Cemetery

BARNETT

Harry
Evelyn

[Listed
on CWGC as Elvin] Private M2/012243 Royal Army Service Corps Died
in India 3 January 1918 Born in Surbiton, Surrey and enlisted in
London. Resident of 33, Milton Road Eastbourne Buried in Poonamallee
Cemetery. Commemorated on The Madras 1914/18 War Memorial, Chennai

Private
G.3283 13th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 39th Division Killed
in action on the Rue De Bois 30 June 1916 Age 26 Son of Christina
Barrow of Tabley Brook, Over Tabley, Knutsford, Cheshire. Born in
Manchester & enlisted in Eastbourne. Commemorated on The Loos Memorial

BARTLETT,
DCM

James

Company
Sergeant Major G.3841 17th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 59th
Division Died of influenza at home in Military Hospital 26 October
1918 Aged 21 Born and enlisted in Eastbourne. Educated at St. Josephs
Roman Catholic School. Employed as a carpenter in Eastbourne. Resident
of 19, Alma Road, Eastbourne. CH Buried in Eastbourne (Ocklynge)
Cemetery

Private
G.31047 1st Battalion The Royal West Kent Regiment 5th Division.
Killed in action 28 June 1918. Aged 23 Born in Eastbourne.Resident
of 1, Wartling Road, Seaside, Eastbourne. Formerly Royal Sussex
Regiment. Brewery employee. SAN Commemorated on The Ploegsteert
Memorial

BAULCOMB

John
George Spendlove

Private
G. 18288 6th Battalion The Royal West Kent Regiment 12th Division.
Killed in action at Arras 3 May 1917. Aged 28 Son of Mr & Mrs J.W.Baulcomb
of 221, Seaside, Eastbourne. Husband of Eleanor Baulcomb (remarried)
later of 20, Ringwood Road, Eastbourne. Born and enlisted in Eastbourne.
CH.TWFS and SP Commemorated on The Arras Memorial

BAULCOMB

William
Frederick

Driver
532173 490th Field Company The Royal Engineers Killed in action
. in Belgium 16 September 1917 Aged 22 Son of Thomas Joshua and
Harriett Sophia Baulcomb of 16, Oakhurst Road, Eastbourne. Born
and enlisted in Eastbourne. SM. Not included on the main memorial.
St.Mary’s Parish Church only Buried in Maple Leaf Cemetery, Belgium.

Private
G.648 7th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Division Killed
in action during the German Spring Offensive 27 March 1918. Aged
31 Son of William & Hannah Beall of 46, Beltring Road, Eastbourne.
Born and enlisted in Eastbourne. Employed in the Town as a vanman.
Commemorated on The Pozieres Memorial

BEAMAN

Edgar
Robert Hulme

Captain
Royal Air Force Mentioned in Dispatches in Feb 1917. Killed in a
flying accident in the United Kingdom. 17 December 1918. Aged 26
Son of Surgeon General & Mrs A H Beaman. Husband of Mrs Dorothy
Beaman of 45, Vicarage Road, Eastbourne. Born in Bedford. Educated
at Eastbourne College. Eastbourne College Memoral Buried in Market
Drayton Cemetery, Shropshire

BENTON

Leonard

Private
SD.1938 12th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 39th Division Killed
in action at the Boars Head 30 June 1916. Aged 23 Son of William
Benton (Engine driver) and Mary Benton of 24, Melbourne Roas, Eastbourne.
Born All Souls Eastbourne and enlisted in Eastbourne (SDGW) CWG
Beaton) Not listed on Town Hall Memorial. Buried in Guards Cemetery,
Windy Corner

BECK

Arthur

Guardsman
13356 The Coldstream Guards Died of spinal meningitis in military
hospital at Caterham 7 February 1915. Aged 20 Son of John William
& Alice Beck of 119 Latimer Road, Eastbourne. Born in Turners Hill
and enlisted in Horsham. Motor Mechanic. Included on Turners Hill
Parish Church War Memorial. CH SAN Buried in St. Leonards Churchyard,
Turners Hill

BEECHAM

Arthur
Robert

Sergeant
RMA/5645 Royal Marine Artillery HMS’ Good Hope” Lost with the Armoured
cruiser at the Battle of Coronel Island 1 November 1914. Aged 37
Son of Arthur Robert & Ellen Beecham of Sarisbury Green, Southampton.
Husband of Mrs Ethel Sarah Beecham of the same address. Formerly
of 18, Bellmore Road, Eastbourne (MB) Commemorated on The Portsmouth
Naval Memorial, Southsea

BELLMAN

Weedon
Douglas

Private
1839 1/21st Battalion The London Regiment (The Surrey Rifles) Wounded
at La Basse of the 23 May 1915. and died of his wounds at home 14
June 1915. Aged 19 Son of H.D. & Mrs Janet Bellman of 59, Whitley
Road, Eastbourne. Born in London SP Buried in Eastbourne (Ocklynge)
Cemetery.

BENNETT

Arthur
Ernest

Private
SD.2252 12th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment 39th Division Killed
in action at Rue De Bois 30 June 1916. Aged 24 Son of Charles and
Martha Bennett of 99, Bradford Street, Old Town, Eastbourne. Born
and enlisted in Eastbourne SM & EU Commemorated on The Loos Memorial

Second
Lieutenant 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force) 28th Indian Infantry Brigade
7th Meerut Division Indian Army Killed in action during the attempt
to relieve Kut El Amara 7 June 1916 Aged 21 Son of Sir John Benton
KCIE and Lady Benton of "Westcroft" 49, Silverdale Road,
Eastbourne. Attended the RMA Sandhurst Buried in Amara War Cemetery,
Iraq.

BERRY

Albert
Edward

Second
Lieutenant Royal Air Force. School of Aerial Photography Died at
home 6 August 1918 Aged 21 Resident of 6, Firle Road, Eastbourne.
A printer by trade. CH & EU Buried in Eastbourne (Ocklynge) Cemetery

BERRY

Walter

Private
72321 Royal Army Medical Corps Drowned when H.M. Transport SS "Transylvania"
was torpedoed in the Gulf of Genoa 4 May 1917. Aged 23 Son of Alfred
& Janette Berry. Husband of Mrs Beatrice Berry of 42, Bourne Street,
Eastbourne. Born in Eastbourne & enlisted in Hastings CH AS. Commemorated
on The Savona Town Memorial, Italy.

BEST

A
E MB A J

Unidentified
Town Hall Resident of 21, Leslie Street (MB)

BETTS

John
Thomas

Private
27800 9th Battalion The Royal Fusiliers. 12th Division. Taken prisoner
and died in captivity in Germany 9 May 1918. Aged 21. Son of Joseph
& Frances Betts of 31, Albion Road, Eastbourne. Born & enlisted
in Eastbourne. CH. Buried in Hamburg Cemetery, Germany.

Corporal
12152 The Army Pay Office (Chatham) Royal Army Pay Corps. Home service
only Died at home of influenza 31 October 1918 Aged 23. Clerk Son
of Richard William & Elizabrth Biddle of 4, Hydney Street, Eastbourne.
Born in Eastbourne and enlisted in Chatham. Former Army Cyclist
Corps CH. TWFS Buried in Eastbourne (Ocklynge) Cemetery

BIGG

Arthur
Edgar

Private
1916 1st Battalion The Northumberland Fusiliers Died of influenza
at home 2 March 1919. Aged 31 Reservist Enlisted in 1906 Served
on the Western Front for 4 years Wounded in 1914. Son of George
& Emma Bigg of Sheerness, Kent Born in Sheerness. Resident of 135,
Langney Road, Eastbourne. Labourer Buried in Eastbourne (Ocklynge)
Cemetery.

BIGNELL

Arthur
Thomas

Private
S.1809 2nd Battalion The Royal Sussex 1st Division Killed in action
at the Battle of Loos 25 September 1915. Aged 19 Son of Jabez &
Elizabeth Bignell of 105, Firle Road Eastbourne. Born & enlisted
in Eastbourne. Reservist Employed as a Porter CH. Commemorated on
The Loos Memorial

BIGNELL

Cecil
Gordon

Staff
Sergeant/ArmourerA/3049 The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (Weedon) Died
at home 11 March 1918 Aged 27 Son of Edward & Jane Bignell of Eastbourne.
Husband of Florence Nellie Bignell of 67, Cavendish Avenue, Eastbourne.
Born in Eastbourne and enlisted in Woolwich Buried in Eastbourne
(Ocklynge) Cemetery

BIGNELL

Charles
Henry

Private
SD.5033 11th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 39th Division Wounded
at Becourt and died on the 3 September 1916. Aged 24 Born & enlisted
in Eastbourne.CH. Buried in Acheux British Cemetery

BIGNELL

Frederick
Walter

Stoker
Petty Officer 308618 Royal Navy H.M.Submarine C.29 lost when the
submarine was mined in the North Sea off the Humber Estuary 29 August
1915 Aged 29 Son of Mr & Mrs Edward Bignell of 19, Wickham Avenue,
Bexhill. Husband of Mrs Nelly Bignell of 5, Dudley Road, Eastbourne.
CH Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Southsea

BIGNELL

Joseph
Somerset

Lance
Corporal L.9726 2nd Battalion The Royal West Kent Regiment 12th
Brigade. 6th Indian Division Taken prisoner at Kut El Amara and
died of dysentery in captivity in Mesopotamia 10 September 1916
Aged 23 Son of Jabez & Elizabeth Bignell of 105, Firle Road, Eastbourne.
Born & enlisted in Eastbourne. Porter CH. Buried in Baghdad (North
Gate) War Cemetery

BIRD

John

Private
30307 124 Company The Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Killed in action
at Flers on the Somme 16 September 1916 Aged 21 Son of Mr & Mrs
Bird of 355, Seaside, Eastbourne. Born & enlisted in Eastbourne.
Butcher Formerly with The Royal Sussex Regiment. WSM SAN Commemorated
on The Thiepval Memorial

BIRD

Wilfred
Stanley

Lieutenant
2nd Battalion The Kings Royal Rifle Corps 1st Division. Killed in
action at Richebourg L’Avoue 9 May 1915 St Michaels& All Angels
only Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial

Private
34348 9th Battalion The East Surrey Regiment 24th Division Killed
in action 16 October 1918 Aged 25 Son of Harry & Ellen Black of
63, Cavendish Place, Eastbourne. Husband of Edith Mary Victoria
Black of 6, Richmond Road, Worthing, Born in St.Pancras, London
and enlisted in Chichester Employed in The Grand Hotel Eastbourne
as a waiter. AS Buried in Romieres Communal Cemetery Extension

BLACKBURN

Harry
Dudley

Lieutenant
Royal Flying Corps 43 (F) Squadron. (Sopwith Two Seaters) Shot down
and killed in action 4 April 1917. Aged 23 Formerly with the 1st
Royal Berkshires. Son of Henry Bingham & Alice May Blackburn of
Danehurst, Eastbourne. Not on main Memorial All Saints Church only
Buried in Cabaret Rouge British Cemetery, Souchez.

BLACKMAN

J
J H

Unidentified
Town Hall Resident of 5, Seaford Road, Eastbourne (MB)

BLACKMAN

Thomas

Private
M2/152653 The Army Service Corps No 2 water tank company Killed
in action in France 24 June 1917. Aged 28 Son of James & Mary Anne
Blackman formerly of Westham Born in Eastbourne and enlisted in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Husband of Mrs W V Blackman
of Parker Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Salvation
Army Member (Listed in CWGC data base as Blackmun T.) Buried in
Pont D’Achelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe.

Gunner
196178 421 Battery The Royal Field Artillery Att. To Labour Corps
(5620710 Died at home 6 April 1919. Aged 36 Resident of 73, Latimer
Road, Eastbourne. Born in Portsmouth Buried in Eastbourne (Ocklynge)
Cemetery

Second
Lieutenant 2/5th Battalion The Gloucestershire Regiment 19th Division
Former Army Cyclist Corps Killed in action at Ypres 23 August 1917
Aged 20 Son of Colonel F A Blyth (10th Lancers, Indian Army) and
Margaret Blyth of “ Alexa “ Lexham Gardens, Kensington. St.Michael
and All Angels Commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial

BOND

William
Charles Henry

Private
G. 5739 9th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 24th Division Killed
in action at Guillemont on the Somme 18 August 1916 Aged 26 Son
of William & Catherine Bond of 125, Ashford Road, Eastbourne. Born
and enlisted in Eastbourne. Employed as head porter at the Alexandra
Hotel in Eastbourne. AS Buried in London Cemetery & Extension

Private
L.7313 2nd Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Division. Killed
in action at Cambrin 20 January 1915. Aged 30 Son of Mr & Mrs George
Richard Boniface of 39, New Road, Eastbourne. Born in Eastbourne
and enlisted in Hastings. Regular soldier. Served in South Africa
and India CH Commemorated on The Le Touret Memorial

BONIFACE

George
Thomas

Ordinary
Seaman J/32313 Royal Navy HMS"Melopomene". Lost while
serving with the destroyer in the North Sea 22 June 1918. Son of
Mr & Mrs A.E.Bonoface of 15, Winter Road, Eastbourne. Born in Eastbourne.
Not included on the main memorial. Christchurch Parish Church only
Commemorated on The Chatham Naval Memorial

BONIFACE

Martin
John

Private
SD.576 7th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 12th Division Died
of wounds 27 April 1917 Aged 31 Husband of Mrs M.A.Boniface of 23,
North Street, Hailsham. Born in Hailsham and enlisted in Herstmonceux
Local Postman. Included on Hailsham War Memorial Buried in Duisans
British Cemetery, Etrun.

Bombardier.
66647 527 Battery 56th Howitzer Brigade Royal Artillery Died of
wounds in base hospital at Etaples 26 November 1918 Age 24 Son of
George & Jane Booth of 16, Clarence Road, Easbourne. Born & enlisted
in Eastbourne. Regular Gunner enlisted in 1911. Served in India,
Mesopotamia and France. Present at the fall of Baghdad. Plumber
CH. Buried in Etaples Military Cemetery

BOULTON

Charles
Henry

(Possibly)
Sergeant TF.250638 3rd Battalion The London Regiment (The Royal
Fusiliers) Died of wounds near Ypres 23 August 1917. Aged 24 Son
of Charles & Sarah Boulton of 30, Clarendon Gardens, Maida Vale,
London. Born in Marylebone and enlisted in Harrow Road. Town Hall
(MB) Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps. ! ! Buried in Lijssenthoek Military
Cemetery, Belgium.

BOURNE

Henry
Robert

Private
TF.533031 2/15th Battalion The London Regiment (Civil Service Rifles)
60th London Division. Killed in action in Palestine 2 May 1918.
Aged 25 Resident of 17/19, Langney Road, Eastbourne. Born in Margate
and enlisted in Eastbourne Employed in Eastbourne as a photographer.
Served in France, Salonika and Palestine. AS Buried in Jerusalem
War Cemetery, Israel

BOWDEN

Harry
Victor

Private
G.8497 9th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 24th Division Died
of wounds in Bethune 2 February 1917. Aged 21 Son of John & Anne
Bowden of 39, Green Street, Old Town, Eastbourne.Born & enlisted
in Eastbourne. SM& EU Buried in Bethune Town Cemetery

BOWDEN

Sydney
George

Private
94073 12th Battalion The Notts & Derby Regiment (Sherwood Foresters)
Pioneer Battalion for the 24th Division. Formerly with the Royal
Engineers. Killed in action during the March Retreat 22 March 1918.
Aged 21 Son of John & Anne Bowden of 39, Green Street Eastbourne.
Born and enlisted in Eastbourne. SM Not on main memorial, St.Mary’s
Parish Church only Commemorated on The Pozieres Memorial

Lance
Corporal 19993 10th Battalion The Canadian Infantry (The Alberta
Regiment) 1st Canadian Division. Taken prisoner near Ypres and died
in captivity in Germany 27 May 1915. Aged 31. Born in Eastbourne.
Son of Henry & Mary Anne Bradford of 38 Gore Park Road, Eastbourne
Former Grocers Assistant at Elliotts Stores Meads, Eastbourne. Buried
in Cologne Southern Cemetery

BRADFORD

Thomas
Ridgeway

Gunner
212694 391 Battery 172nd Brigade Royal Field Artillery Died in military
hospital in Alexandria, Egypt 22 October 1918. Aged 23. Son of Alfred
& Constance Rebecca Bradford of 70 Beach Road, Eastbourne. Born
and enlisted in Eastbourne. Carman CH. Buried in Alexandria (Hadra)
Cemetery, Egypt.

BRADFORD,
MM

Charles
William

Sergeant
787 1/5th Battalion The London Regiment (The London Rifle Brigade)
47th London Division. Killed in action 20 July 1916. Aged 29 Born
in Eastbourne & enlisted in London. Resident of Kensington. Sometime
resident of 51 Ashford Square, Eastbourne. Buried in Hannescamps
New Military Cemetery

Engine
Room Artificer 3rd Class Royal Navy HMS “Hampshire” Lost with the
Armoured cruiser When she was mined off the Orkneys 5 June 1916.
Aged 26. Son of Robert Albert & Elizabeth Bragg of 125, Latimer
Road, Eastbourne. Born at Ootercamund, Madras, India Employed as
a fitter in the town. CH. SAN Commemorated on The Portsmouth Naval
Memorial

Private
SD.3063 13th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 39th Division Killed
in action during the German Spring Offensive 22 March 1918. Aged
39 Husband of Mrs A.G. Branch of 21, Pevensey Road, Eastbourne.
Born in Felixstowe, Suffolk and enlisted in Brighton. Employed in
Eastbourne as a butler. HT. Buried in St.Pierre Cemetery, Amiens.

BRAY

Arthur

Sapper
532680 490th Field Company The Royal Engineers. Killed in action
4 March 1917. Aged 33 Son of Arthur & Lucy Bray of Westham. Husband
of Mrs Rose Bray of 15, Avondale Road, Eastbourne. Born in Westham
& enlisted in Eastbourne CH. RE Buried in Fins New British Cemetery,
Sorel Le Grand.

BRAY

Frank

Private
SD.35 11th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 39th Division Killed
in action on the Somme at Becourt 3 September 1916. Aged 22 Spn
of Mr & Mrs Gray of Eastbourne. Born and enlisted in Eastbourne.
SAN Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial

Private
10742 1st Regiment The South African Infantry South African Brigade
9th Scottish Division. Killed in action at Ypres 20 September 1917.
Not included on the main memorial St. Saviours Memorial only Commemorated
on The Menin Gate Memorial

BREWER

Hubert
Edward

Corporal
26/40 4/3rd Battalion The New Zealand Rifle Brigade New Zealand
Division. Died of wounds in base hospital at Etaples 1 October 1916.
Aged 35 Husband of Mrs M.A. Brewer of Wellington, New Zealand. Not
included on the main memorial St.Saviours Church only. Buried in
Etaples Military Cemetery

BREWSTER

Hugh
Percival

Second
Lieutenant 49th Battalion The Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Killed
in action 9 September 1916. Aged 24 Son of Cuthbert Hugh and Eleanor
Constance Brewster of 32, Lexham Gardens, Kensington.Born in the
United States. Not included on the main memorial St.Peters redundant
Church (SS) only Buried in Combles Communal Cemetery Extension.

Petty
Officer Sussex/3/287 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. “Howe” Battalion
Royal Naval Division, Gallipoli Killed in action on Gallipoli 4
June 1915. Aged 21 Son of Mr & Mrs Bridger of 3, Wellesley Road,
Eastbourne. Served in Antwerp and the Dardanelles. Electrician AS
Commemorated on The Helles Memorial, Gallipoli.

BRISCOE

Edward
Villiers

Captain
1st Battalion The Royal Warwickshires. Att as Adjudant to the 10th
Battalion 19th Division. Died of wounds 26 August 1916. Age 22 Son
of Major Edward William Briscoe late Royal Artillery and Helen Mary
Briscoe of 45, Longport Street, Canterbury, Kent. Commemorated on
The Menin Gate Memorial Ypres, Belgium

Stoker
Petty Officer K/2386 Royal Navy HMS “Aboukir” Lost when the armoured
cruiser was torpedoed by U 9 off the Dutch coast 22 September 1914.
Aged 34 Reservist who enlisted in 1902 Served in China, America,
and the Mediterranean on HM Ships Cochrane, Cumberland, Bacchante,
& Hogue. Resident of 79, Hurst Road, Eastbourne. Born in Eastbourne.
Plasterer Commemorated on The Chatham Naval Memorial

BRODIE

Hugh
Gordon

Captain
Indian Army 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry 17th Brigade 6th Indian
Division. Served in the Dardanelles & wounded at Ctesiphon in Nov.1915
Taken prisoner by the Turks in Mesopotamia and died of typhus in
captivity in Istanbul 26 April 1917. Aged 33 Son of A.W. & Bessie
Brodie of Park House, Burlington Place, Eastbourne. Husband of Mrs
Ettie Brodie of Eastbourne. Born in Eastbourne. Educated at Haileybury
College. Buried in Haidar Pasha Cemetery, Istanbul Turkey

BROMLEY

Albert
Stephen

Private
SD. 389 11th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 39th Division Killed
in action at Becourt on the Somme 3 September 1916. Aged 20 Son
of Mr & Mrs A.Bromley of 2, Prospect Gardens, Old Town, Eastbourne.
Born & enlisted in Eastbourne. Employed as an upholsterer. Buried
in Ancre British Cemetery.

BROOK

Ernest
Bertram

Private
L.10266 2nd Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Division Killed
in action 23 July 1916. Aged 20 Son of James & Susannah Brook of
1, Ocklynge Avenue, (2, Bakery Cottages) Old Town, Eastbourne. Born
& enlisted in Eastbourne. Employed as a porter in Eastbourne. SM
Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial

Captain
1st Battalion The Manchester Regiment 3rd (Lahore) Indian Division
Indian Army in Mesopotamia Killed in action in Mesopotamia 10 January
1917. Aged 32 Son of John & Emily Close-Brooks of Birtles Hall,
Cheshire. Husband of Frances Mary Close-Brooks of Glemham Grove,
Saxmundham, Suffolk St. Peters (SS) Buried in Amara War Cemetery,
Iraq.

BROOKS

George
William

Driver.
199321 74th Field Company The Royal Engineers Killed in action 15
July 1917 Aged 40 Son of Mr & Mrs George Brooks of Hawkhurst, Kent.
Husband of Mrs Charlotte Lucy Brooks of 12, Fort Road, Eastbourne.
Born in Herstmonceux and enlisted in Eastbourne. SAN Buried in Brandhoek
Military Cemetery, Belgium

BROOKSHAW

Frederick
Charles Pavey

Private
78790 11th Battalion The Royal Fusiliers 18th Division Died of wounds
in base hospital at Boulogne 8 September 1918. Aged 18 Formerly
with the Middlesex Regiment Son of William Edward & Ellen Brookshaw
of 39, Sidley Road, Eastbourne. Born in Eastbourne and enlisted
in Chichester. Schoolteacher CH.SAN Buried in St.Sever Cemetery
Extension Rouen

Leading
Seaman Sussex Z/294 RNVR 189 th Machine Gun Company the 63rd Royal
Naval Division. Killed in action near Gommecourt 21 August 1918.
Aged 26 Son of George & Frances Brown of 4, Junction Street, Polegate.
(ossibly EU) Included on Polegate Parish Church War Memorial Buried
in Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery Fonquevillers

BROWN

Harry

Private
41369 4th Battalion The North Staffordshire Regiment 35th Division
Killed in action 28 September 1918 Aged 19 Son of John & Maria Brown
of 21, Alfrey Road, Eastbourne. Born and enlisted in Eastbourne.
Porter SAN ? Commemorated on The Tyne Cot Memorial Belgium

BROWN

Harry

Rifleman
Y/934 2nd Battalion The Kings Royal Rifle Corps “D” Company Taken
prisoner and died in Germany soon after the armistice 27 November
1918. Aged 35 Son of Charles Thomas & Elizabeth Mary Brown of “Highfield”
7, Carew Road, Eastbourne SAN ? Born in Eastbourne and enlisted
in Fulham. Upholsterer. Buried in Niederzweheren Cemetery, Germany

Lance
Corporal S.813 2nd Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Division
Died of wounds in base hospital at Boulogne 9 February 1915. Age
25 Son of Walter & Ellen Brown of 25, Western Road, Eastbourne.
Born & enlisted in Eastbourne. Reservist CH. Buried in Boulogne
Eastern Cemetery

BROWN
(E) ?

Frederick
Arthur

Private
G.505 7th Battalion The East Kent Regiment, 18th Division Badly
wounded and died at home in military hospital after an amputation
12 September 1916. Aged 24. Son of Mr & Mrs F Brown of 2, Gordon
Villas, Beacon Road, Broadstaires, Kent.Employed in Eastbourne as
a valet at 24, Tideswell Road. Member of The Royal Thames Yacht
Club. Enlisted in August 1914. AS Buried in St Peter in Thanet Churchyard,
Kent.

BROWN

William

Private
Royal Army Service Corps Died of influenza Aged 34 Resident of 39
Sydney Road. (MB) Milk carrier for Cowleys CH.

BRUNT

Frederick
George

Private
29188 9th Battalion The Royal Fusiliers. 12th Division Killed in
action on the Somme 7 October 1916. Aged 19 "D" Company
Son of Mr & Mrs Charles Brunt of 26, Gilbert Road, Eastbourne. Theatre
usher, Devonshire Park CH. Born in Eastbourne and enlisted in Chichester.
Commemorated on The Thiepval Memorial

BRYAN-BROWN

Guy
Spencer

41286
The Rev. Chaplain 4th Class New Zealand Chaplains Dept. New Zealand
E.F. Killed on active service near Ypres with the New Zealand Division
4 October 1917. Aged 32 SM Son of The Rev. Willoughby Bryan-Brown
& Grace Margaret Bryan-Brown of Lydgate, Boars Hill, Oxford. Formerly
of 33, Vicarage Drive, Eastbourne. Educated at Tonbridge School
and Downing College Cambridge. Cambridge Unv. War List Commemorated
on The Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse)

BRYANT

Charles
Cullen

Private
DM/2/224234 1037 Motor Transport Company The Royal Army Service
Corps (Dispatch Rider) Died in hospital in Genoa of injuries sustained
in a motor cycle accident in Italy 15 February 1918. Aged 20 Son
of Charles & Mary Bryant of 23, St. Georges Road, Eastbourne. Born
& enlisted in Eastbourne. Drapers assistant. SM. Buried in Staglieno
Cemetery, Genoa, Italy

BRYANT

William
John

Private
6351 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridges Own) Att.2nd Life Guards Died
of wounds in hospital at Wimereux 22 November 1914. Aged 26 Reservist,
enlisted in 1905 Served for 7 years in India. Son of George & Anna
Bryant of Chelsea, Born Chelsea & enlisted Eastbourne. Resident
of 49, Channel View Road Eastbourne (MB) SA Buried in Wimereux Communal
Cemetery

BUCKWELL

Reginald

Private
SD. 1578 12th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 39th Division
Died of wounds at home 11 June 1916. Aged 23 Son of Mrs Catherine
Chapman of 11, Marine Road, Eastbourne. Born & enlisted in Eastbourne.
SAN Buried in Eastbourne (Ocklynge) Cemetery

BUDD,
DCM

Robert

Sergeant
SD.270 11th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 39th Division. Killed
in action at Becourt on the Somme 3 September 1916. Aged 30 Son
of Mr & Mrs Robert Budd of Horam Road, Heathfield.Husband of Mrs
Florence Budd (remarried) later of 10. Alma Road, Eastbourne. CH.
Born in Heathfield and enlisted in Eastbourne. Included on Heathfield
and Horam War Memorial’s Buried in Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery

Able
Seaman Sussex Z/53 R.N.V.R Collingwood Battalion The Royal Naval
Division, Gallipoli Killed in action on Gallipoli 4 June 1915 Aged
19 Son of Mrs M.Burgess of 523, Seaside Road, Eastbourne. Employed
as a Baker SAN Commemorated on The Helles Memorial.

BURGESS

George
Robert

Sapper
WR/312128 The Royal Engineers. Inland Water Transport Accidently
drowned near Le Havre after hostilities Age 32 Son of Jason & Helen
Burgess of 37, Seaford Road Eastbourne. Formerly served for two
years with the Royal Navy. Labourer. SAN Buried in Ste.Marie Cemetery,
Le Havre

BURNIER

Richard

Lieutenant
9th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 24th Division 73rd Brigade
Intelligence Officer Wounded at Hargicourt and died on the 21 February
1918. Aged 20. Son of Mr Burnier and Mrs C H Burnier of 18, Hurst
Road, Eastbourne. Educated at Bradfield College, Magdalene College,
Cambridge and Sandhurst. Cambridge University War List Buried in
Tincourt New British Cemetery. See also Cambridge
University Magdalene College Memorial

Sapper
532121 490th Field Company The Royal Engineers. Killed in action
22 October 1917. Aged 22 Son of Eldred Russell & Annie Burt of 219,
Latimer Road, Eastbourne, Born in Battersea & enlisted in Eastbourne.
Electrician CH.SM RE Buried in Maple Leaf Cemetery.

BURT

William
James

Private
L.10146 2nd Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 1st Division. Killed
in action at Loos 25 September 1915 Aged 18 Son of Mr & Mrs Burt
of Eastbourne. Born in Eastbourne & enlisted in Chichester. CH Commemorated
on The Loos Memorial

BURTENSHAW

Albert
Edward

Driver
53525 “L” Battery The Royal Horse Artillery Cavalry Division. Killed
in action in the famous action at Nery 1 September 1914. Aged 23
Born in Eastbourne and enlisted in Chichester. Resident of Onslow
House Garage, Cornhill Lane, Eastbourne. Regular gunner. Enlisted
in 1908 Plumber SS Buried in Nery Communal Cemetery and Commemorated
on a special Memorial to “L” Battery in the Verberie French National
Cemetery One of the guns is preserved in the Imperial War Museum.

BURTENSHAW

Charles
Edward

Private
G.24457 9th Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment 24th Division Killed
in action during the German Spring Offensive 22 March 1918. Aged
20 Son of Mr Burtenshaw & Mrs Minnie Burtenshaw of Eastbourne. Born
& enlisted in Eastbourne. SS Commemorated on The Pozieres Memorial

BURTENSHAW

Reginald

Private
1127 38th Battalion The Australian Infantry Died of tuberculosis
in Larkhill Camp, Wiltshire. Son of George & Alice Burtenshaw of
89, Dudley Road, Eastbourne. Born in Eastbourne. Emigrated to Australia
in 1914. Enlisted in Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria. CH Buried in Durrington
Cemetery, Wiltshire.

BUSHELL

Harry
Porter

Driver
532557 The Royal Engineers 15th Motor Air Line Section. Died in
Palestine 24 July 1918. Aged 22 Son of Charles & Annie Maria Bushell
of 41, Dennis Road, Eastbourne. Enlisted in Eastbourne CH Buried
in Jerusalem War Cemetery, Palestine (Israel)

Able
Seaman 198254 Royal Navy Royal Fleet Reserve (RFR/PO/B/1441) HMS
“Good Hope” Lost with the Armoured cruiser at the Battle of Coronel
Islands 1 November 1914. Aged 34 Son of Thomas & Charlotte Butler.
Husband of Lily Butler of Bay Cottage, Hailsham Road, Polegate.
Born in Hailsham. Local postman employed by the G.P.O. Included
on the Polegate and Hailsham War Memorials Commemorated on The Portsmouth
Naval Memorial,

BUTT

Percy
Edward

Rifleman.
S.25686 7th Battalion The Rifle Brigade. 14th Light Division Died
of wounds 20 September 1917. Aged 38 Reservist Son of Herbert William
& Sarah Anne Butt of 7, Beamsley Road, Eastbourne. Born & enlisted
in Eastbourne Eastbourne resident, Served in South Africa the Sudan
and the North West Frontier of India. CH WSM Commemorated on The
Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium